Legal Opinion
State v. Avila
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 3, 1994No. 08-93-00461-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
The State appeals the 210th District Court’s order in this murder prosecution suppressing certain evidence obtained, pursuant to a search warrant, by surgical removal from defendant Gilbert Avila’s body. We reverse.
FACTS
Gilbert Avila is under indictment for the death of his wife, Jacqueline Avila. On July 16, 1993, Ms. Avila died of multiple gunshot wounds inflicted following a heated argument with her husband. Five slugs were recovered from her body. Mr. Avila was also shot, and a bullet remained lodged below his ribcage. Detectives investigating the scene found two…
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